Women in Venture Capital
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Women in Venture Capital Podcast Recap: Learnings, Perspectives & More
12 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Anvita and Rashveena look back on the 4+ years and 100+ episodes of the Women in Venture Capital podcast, sharing highlights, learnin...
A Conversation with Lisa Lewin, Partner (CEO in Residence) at Primary VC | ex-CEO of General Assembly | Ethical Ventures | The Ready | Pearson plc | Mindgate Media | McGraw-Hill Education | MBA @ Harvard Business School
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation with Lisa, we hear about her journey as a CEO in Residence at Primary VC and what she is most excited about the new trends in the...
A Conversation with Akriti Dokania | Partner, Ridge Ventures | ex-Octopus Ventures | ex- Amazon, Microsoft | Previously, founded Coderbhai | MBA, London Business School
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Akriti is a Partner at Ridge Ventures, focusing on early-stage investments in enterprise technology companies. With a background in computer science a...
A Conversation with Meera Oak, Partner at Alumni Ventures (AV) | Polymath Capital | Strategy and Ops for Yale University | MBA, Tuck
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation with Meera, we chat about how she joined AV, drawing from her endowment experiences and the fund's innovative investment str...
A Conversation with Barbara Iyayi, CEO and Founding Partner at Unicorn Growth Capital | Lateral Capital l Element, Inc.| Atlas Mara | JP Morgan | Harvard Business School
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode with Barbara, we talk to her about her diverse experiences in the investment ecosystem across Africa, USA, Dubai; and how that shaped ...
A Conversation with Emily Man, Partner at Primary Ventures | Redpoint Ventures | Point72 Ventures | Columbia University
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation with Emily, we touched on the experiences that shaped her move to and career in venture capital, including the rapid transformati...
A Conversation with Katelyn Foley and Vicki Nakata, President & Venture CEO at UP.Labs | BCG | Stellar Labs | Booking Holdings | Hawaiian Airlines | Bain & Co.
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Katelyn and Vicki from UP.Labs about the venture lab model in the mobility space. We talk to the team about building start...
A Conversation with Zabreen Khan | Partner, Phenomenal Ventures | Cofounder, HerCapital | Lead Edge Capital | MBA, Harvard Business School
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, with Zabreen, we chat about her career transitions from operator roles to investing, and her current stint with Phenomenal Ventures. ...
A Conversation with Julia Gudish Krieger, Managing Partner at Pari Passu Venture Partners | ex-Founder @ Villageluxe | Spring House Tenafly | Insight Partners
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Julia walks us her through her decision to join investing early in her career, leaving to start a company before heading back to Pari...
A Conversation with Katelin Holloway | Founding Partner, 776 | Founding Member of ANGELS.vc | Pixar | Klout | Reddit
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our conversation with Katelin, we get to know about her diverse experiences that shaped her working style of always being 'people-first'....
A Conversation with Caroline Winnett, Executive Director @ Berkeley SkyDeck | Founder @ BrandNeuro | Neurogami | NeuroFocus | MBA @ University of California, Berkeley (Haas)
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Caroline dives into her journey from music major to being a serial entrepreneur and leading a powerhouse startup accelerator. We&apos...
A Conversation with Ash Arora | Partner, LocalGlobe | Polygon Labs | A-PAG | Citigroup
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode with Ash, we talk about her strategic transitions into the world of blockchain investing and finding her next move in the VC world. We...
A Conversation with Priya Saiprasad, Co-Founder and General Partner at Touring Capital | Softbank Investment Advisers | Mayfield Fund | M12 | Square (Block, Inc) | Saints Capital
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Priya talks to us about her relatively early move into VC and her biggest learnings from investing in mid to growth stage companies. ...
A Conversation with Lily Lyman, Partner at Underscore VC | MIT Sandbox | Facebook | Co-Founder @ NECT | Dalberg Global Development Advisors | Endeavor | Stanford Business School
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our 100th episode, we talk to Lily (recently named Boston's new power venture capitalist) about her decision to pursue a career in VC after ye...
A Conversation with Joanna Kuang, SVP of Product and Impact at Illumen Capital | Third Sector | Wellington Management
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Joanna about her work and pursuit for impact in the non-profit sector and now in venture capital. Joanna touches on how he...
A Conversation with Heidi Roizen, Partner at Threshold Ventures | Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) | DFJ | Mobius Venture Capital | Apple | T/Maker | MBA @ Stanford
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Heidi about her career, starting as one of the earliest female operators in Tech as the CEO of T/Maker and growing and bui...
A Conversation with Kelly Shaw, Principal @ Vestigo Ventures | AlmaPact | Synchrony | GE Capital | Harvard Business School
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Kelly about her optimization for learning and development which led her to various roles and ultimately VC. We learn more ...
A Conversation with Fazeela Rashid, Partner at Revolution Growth | Temasek | Solera Capital | Credit Suisse | MBA @ Harvard Business School
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Fazeela walks us through her global experiences in VC including building out Temasek's healthcare and international businesses a...
A Conversation with Julie Abrams | CEO and Chair, How Women Lead | GP, How Women Invest | Co-founder and CEO, Limitless Bridge Capital | Board Member, Nia Impact Fund.
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Julie talks about her venture firm, How Women Invest, and how empowering women is about unlocking untapped potential. She shares her ...
A Conversation with Claude de Jocas | Vice President @ Volition Capital | Former VP @ L2 Inc. | MBA Associate @ Bullish Inc. | HBS
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation with Claude, we hear about her operator experience at L2, followed by transition to an investor role with Volition after pursuing...
A Conversation with Alexa Von Tobel, Founder & Managing Partner @ Inspired Capital | Chief Board | Founder & CEO @ LearnVest | Northwestern Mutual | Morgan Stanley | MBA @ Harvard Business School
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Alexa shares her journey building companies that she wished existed for herself, including LearnVest and Inspired Capital. Alexa dive...
A Conversation with Melissa Marks | Partner, Gunderson Dettmer | Samsung | Boxee | University of Michigan Law School, J.D.
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Melissa about her experience giving legal advice and negotiating deals for tech companies and VC funds and her passion to ...
A Conversation with Risa Stack, Partner @ The Production Board | Founder @ Veracyte | Kleiner Perkins | JP Morgan Partners | Chicago Board of Trade
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Risa about her journey into entrepreneurship and VC, combining her love for science and building. We touch on how being a ...
Kicking off Season 3 of Women in Venture Capital with Rashveena Rajaram & Anvita Dekhane
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As we kick off season 3 of the Women in VC, we reflect on the current state of the industry and celebrate the many achievements of women.
A Conversation with Sonja Perkins, Founder of Broadway Angels and Project Glimmer | Menlo Ventures | Symantec | TA Associates | MBA @ Harvard Business School
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Sonja about her long and successful career in venture capital, including becoming the youngest GP at Menlo Ventures and in...
A Conversation with Courtney Russell McCrea | Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Recast Capital | ex-Managing Director of Weathergage Capital | Silver Partners | Weston Presidio | MBA @ Kellogg
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the conversation with Courtney, we talk about her journey into the world of investing, starting as a Kauffman Fellow - to becoming an LP and now ru...
A Conversation with Sophie Panarese, Platform & Operations at 186 Ventures | The TJX Companies | Cambridge Associates | FOX Sports | Georgetown University
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into the Platform and Operations role at venture funds with Sophie. We also touch on the operations role in times of uncertai...
A Conversation with Claire Biernacki | Principal, BBG Ventures | Lerer Hippeau | Cult Capital | Pomona Capital | BoFA Merrill Lynch | MBA @ Columbia
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation with Claire, we hear about her journey from LevFin to PE to now VC, and how she tapped into various networking opportunities and ...
A Conversation with Janis Naeve, Partner @ Cota Capital | Amgen Ventures | 2021’s Fiercest Women in Life Sciences
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation with Janis, we chat about her long journey in life sciences and the gradual transition to a more generalist fund set-up, with Cot...
A Conversation with Johanna Posada | Founder and Managing Partner at Elevar Equity | Central Bank of Mexico | ExxonMobil | Stanford GSB
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this chat with Johanna, we get to hear about her breadth of experiences in economics, finance and and what led her to do investing. She also shares...
A Conversation with Pallavi Chakravorty | Sequoia Capital | BCG | IIT Madras | MBA @ Harvard Business School (2023)
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation with Pallavi, we learn about her career transitions and what got her interested in growth investing, particularly in the Indian f...
A Conversation with Tasneem Dohadwala, Founding Partner @ Excelestar Ventures | Golden Seeds | Care.com | Lehman Brothers | MBA @ Harvard Business School
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation with Tasneem, she talks about setting up Excelestar - building the fund's thesis and growing it to where its at today. She a...
A Conversation with Caitlin Craig and Yvonne Okafor, Investment Officers at Untapped Global | UNPITCHD | A&A Collective | SheLeadsAfrica | Open Capital
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation with the Untapped Global team, we talk to Caitlin and Yvonne about the fund's smart asset financing strategy, data-driven ap...
A Conversation with Miki Reynolds, Co-Founder and CEO at Grid110 | Republic | General Assembly | MashON | 20th Century Studios | MGM
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Miki about her interesting path into VC and her career motivations along the way. We dive into the inspiration behind Grid...
A Conversation with Justine Huang | Vice President, Industry Ventures | Curology | Pear VC | inSITE | Wharton | Goldman Sachs
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Justine about what led her to a career in finance, first at Goldman Sachs then in VC. She further dives into the secondary...
A Conversation with Brittany Walker, Principal @ CRV | Crosscut Ventures | DRF | Uber | Deloitte | MBA @ The Wharton School
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Brittany about her passion for Tech through her roles in consulting, ops and VC. She also touches on her experience workin...
A Conversation with Julie Sandler | Managing Director @ Pioneer Square Labs | Partner @ PSL Ventures | Madrona Venture Group | Seattle Entrepreneurial Women’s Network | Amazon | Stanford U. | Harvard Business School
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Julie Sandler about her psychology background and how that has translated to her work today, especially her relationships ...
A Conversation with Connie Qian, Vice President @ Forgepoint Capital | Square | Goldman Sachs | Baird | MBA @ The Wharton School
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Connie about her early interests in technology and how that translated to working at Square and eventually in VC. Connie s...
A Conversation with Temi Ransome-Kuti, Harvard Business School'23 | FirstCheck Africa | TopUp Mama | Republic | Oui Capital | Accion | Bain & Co.
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Temi about her pull towards an entrepreneurial space focused on Africa, her deep dive into fintech along with trends and...
A Conversation with Jazmin Medina, Principal @ NewView Capital | CapTable Coalition | Bundler TV | Goldman Sachs | MBA @ Harvard Business School
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Jazmin Medina about her interest in VC and startups during business school and why she chose an operator role beforehand. ...
A Conversation with Julia Maltby | Principal @ Flybridge | XFactor Ventures | GP, The MBA Fund | Underscore VC | WeWork | Plum Alley Investments
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Julia shares her experience working in business development at WeWork before joining VC funds for the last 3+ years. She further talk...
A Conversation with Senofer Mendoza, Founder & General Partner and Asya Bradley, Senior Partner @ Mendoza Ventures | Mendoza Design | Kinly | Synapse
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk to Senofer and Asya about their journey into VC and their vision to build a more equal and diversified funding landscape. We t...
A Conversation with Vivien Ho, Principal @ Pear VC | Pear Healthcare Playbook | The Pulse Podcast | Airbnb | BCG | MBA @ Wharton
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Vivien talks about her venture path, her passion for healthcare and the podcast she hosts, interviewing & learning from entrepren...
A Conversation with Isabelle de Melo | Co-Founder @ Mo Angels | AfrAsia Bank Limited | The IBL Group | SETE- (Geneva) Family Office | PRIVATAIR | MBA @ HEC Paris
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Isabelle about her journey through finance and operations and what eventually led her to angel investing. We touch on the ...
A Conversation with Lexi Novitske | General Partner @ Norrsken22 | Acuity Venture Partners | Singularity Investments | Verod Capital | SEAF | Sandler O’Neill
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Lexi talks about how a long visit to the continent prompted her to explore innovation and investing in Africa and eventually moving t...
A Conversation with Monica Varman | Partner @ G2 Venture Partners | McKinsey | Tesla | Zola Electric | Harvard Business School
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Monica about her role driving impact at G2 Venture Partners and dig into her interest in climate tech and sustainability t...
A Conversation with Tess Hatch | Partner @ Bessemer Venture Partners | SpaceX | Boeing | Masters in Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering @ Stanford
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this fun episode with Tess, we talk about her passion for space and how that translated into a career through Boeing, SpaceX and eventually into ve...
What Have We Been Up To?
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A short message to our avid listeners - we are still here! Anvita graduated from HBS last month (woo!) and is moving to Seattle to start the next chap...
A Conversation with Rima Reddy | Principal, Commerce Ventures | DRF | StartU | M13 | Pear VC | XRC Labs | Ralph Lauren | GS | MBA @ Wharton
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Rima about her journey from being a "stock picker" in equity research at GS to business development at Marc Jaco...
A Conversation with Deborah Quazzo | Managing Partner, GSV Ventures | Co-founder, ASU-GSV Summit | GSV Advisors | ThinkEquity Partners | Merrill Lynch | Harvard Business School
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode with Deborah Quazzo, we talk about her pathway to VC, including her time at Merrill Lynch and her experience with angel investing as ...
A Conversation with Kristin Mugford | Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School | Managing Director, Bain Capital | Harvard Business School | Harvard College
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Kristin shares her decades of wisdom on finding the role and fund that you fit in and a bunch of tactical tips on finding the right p...
A Conversation with Sue Xu | Managing Partner, Amino Capital | Angel Investor, Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs | Stanford School of Medicine, pHD
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sue Xu from Amino Capital shares her journey from research innovations to early stage technology investing and what excites her in th...
A Conversation with Zainab Raji | Vista Equity | CDC Group | McKinsey & Company | Deloitte | Harvard Business School | Harvard Kennedy School
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Zainab talks to Anvita about her time at McKinsey and her impact work focused on Africa as well as the the importance of internships...
A Conversation with Tanya Rolfe | Co-Founder @ Sophia | Host @ The Money Makers Podcast | Her Capital | Ladies Investment Club
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we welcome Tanya Rolfe, founder of Sophia, a new learning platform in Asia providing much-needed financial education for women. We ta...
A Conversation with Caitlin Vorlicek | VP, Sageview Capital | SVP, Sifted | Summit Partners | Harris Williams & Co. | BA Econ, Colby College
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In our conversation with Caitlin, we chat about what influenced her decision to start a career in finance and then move to an operating role with Sift...
A Conversation with Victoria Ivashina | Head of Finance Unit, Harvard Business School | Faculty Chair, Global Initiative MENA | NBER | Visiting Scholar, Reserve Bank of Boston | Ph.D. NYU Stern
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we have a conversation with one of the extra-ordinary academicians in the Finance industry. She has built her career in the investing...
A Conversation with Pocket Sun | Co-Founder, Managing Partner @ SoGal Ventures | SoGal Foundation
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Pocket Sun, Co-Founder and Partner at SoGal, about:The founding of VC firm, SoGal at USC (which she considers her first st...
A Conversation with Sarah Biggs | Partner and COO, Asymmetric Capital Partners | IR, Long Wharf Capital | Bain Capital | Goldman Sachs | Princeton University
22 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to our episode with Sarah Unger Biggs, where she talks to us about:Her role as an operator in the investment industryAsymmetric Capital Partner...
A Conversation with Tia Thomson | Vice President @ Visible Hands VC | Scout Studio | iFactory | U.S. Census Bureau | Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Tia talks to us about her background in graphic design and now company building at Visible Hands. She also describes the company&apos...
A Conversation with Eliza McGinn | Associate, .406 Ventures | AEA Investors | Bain & Co. | Goldman Sachs
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Eliza McGinn shares her experience navigating and building her transferable skills from "the" big industries: banking, cons...
A Conversation with Sooah Cho | Principal, Underscore VC | PM, Devoted Health and CVS Health | Bain Capital | Quona Capital | FSG | HBS'17
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
See our episode with Sooah Cho from Underscore VC, where she talks to us about her interest in fintech and its ever-rising prominence, advice for wome...
A Conversation with Lainy Painter | Partner, Craft Ventures | Battery Ventures | Gainsight | Goldman Sachs
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
See our conversation with Lainy, Partner at Craft Ventures, as she talks to us about her journey from Goldman Sachs to Craft, what makes Craft Venture...
A Conversation with Maggie Vo and Olivia Gaudree | CIO and Partner @ Fuel Venture Capital | Blue Shores Capital | Thomson Reuters
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Maggie Vo and Olivia Gaudree from Fuel VC, talk about their individual journeys into investing and the importance of networks and men...
A Conversation with Adriana Saman | Principal, Clocktower Technology Ventures | Chase Digital Payments | JPMorgan | University of Pennsylvania
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
See our episode with Adriana Saman, where she talks to us about:- Her passion for LatAm and how FinTech can be mobilized to improve financial inclusio...
A Conversation with Elizabeth Edwards | Founder and Managing Partner @ H Venture Partners | MAYWIC Select Investments | West Capital | Neyer Holdings | Deloitte
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Elizabeth Edwards, founder and partner at seed-early growth stage, consumer focused, H Venture Partners, about her transit...
A Conversation with Caitlin Strandberg | Partner, Lerer Hippeau | FirstMark Capital | Flybridge Capital | LearnVest | Behance | Harvard Business School
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In our conversation with Caitlin she starts off with how she discovered her career path of investing. She also discuses recent exciting sectors the fu...
A Conversation with Min Zhou | Founder and CEO @ CM Venture Capital | SVB Capital | Unilever Technology Ventures | UCLA
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
See our episode with Min Zhou, where she talks to us about her career as a scientist before her recruitment into VC, deep tech investments and why inv...
A Conversation with Marjorie Radlo-Zandi | Launchpad Venture Group | Branch Venture Group | Waters / VICAM
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with angel investor and experienced executive, Marjorie Radlo-Zandi, about her transition from VICAM / Waters to angel inves...
A Conversation with Brittany Yoon | Principal @ NFX | Ethos Life | Uber | Synack | App Annie | MBA @ Harvard Business School
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Brittany Yoon, Principal at NFX talks to us about her career at startups and how she navigated growth most recently at Ethos and Uber...
A Conversation with Amy Cheetham | Principal, Costanoa Ventures | Zuora | Summit Partners | JP Morgan
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Amy Cheetham, principal at Costanoa Ventures. Amy talks to us about the work ethic she gained from working at one of the top inv...
A Conversation with Heather Hartnett | CEO and Founding Partner @ Human Ventures Co. | Trilantic NA | City Light Capital | The David Lynch Foundation
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In our most recent episode, Heather Hartnett, CEO and Founding Partner at Human Ventures Co., joins us to discuss her unique learning experience at Ma...
A Conversation with Annelies Gamble | Angel Investor | Partner, Scribble Ventures | Western Technology Investment | Dropbox
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Annelies talks to us about how her entrepreneurial spirit has been a part of her identity since her youth—initially inspired by her...
A Conversation with Camille Samuels | Partner @ Venrock Ventures | Versant Ventures | Tularik | Genzyme | Harvard Business School
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Camille shares with us how her upbringing influenced her professional choices as well as her work philosophy of doing good while doin...
A Conversation with Cristina Nunez | Co-Founder and Partner @ True Beauty Ventures | COO @ Clark's Botanicals | Laura Geller Beauty | Equinox | Tengram Capital | L. Catterton | UBS
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In our most recent episode, Cristina Nunez talks to us about True Beauty Ventures, a beauty and wellness VC firm which she co-founded in 2020 and touc...
A Conversation with Jennifer Fonstad | Co-founder and Partner @ Owl Capital and Aspect Ventures | Broadway Angels | Draper Fisher Jurvetson | Bain & Co. | MBA @ Harvard Business School
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk to Jennifer Fonstad about her experience as a venture capitalist for over two decades. Jennifer touches on her journey growing...
A Conversation with Siya Raj Purohit | GP, Pathway Ventures | Springboard | Udacity
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Siya joins us to talk about her engineering background and the unique perspective it has lent to her career in VC. She expounds her a...
A Conversation with the Stanford GSB Impact Fund Team | Neha Dalal | Lucy Svoboda | Gina Theresa Puccinelli
07 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this fun episode with Neha, Gina, and Lucy from Stanford’s GSB Impact Team, we discuss the vastly different areas of interests that launched thes...
A Conversation with Chloe Breider | Renegade Partners | Pear VC | Glossier | IVP | Goldman Sachs | MBA ‘21 @ Harvard Business School
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Chloe talks to us about her career—from investment banking at Goldman Sachs to venture capital at Renegade Partners, and key incent...
A Conversation with Mar Hershenson | Co-Founder and Partner @ Pear VC | Revel Touch | Foundation Capital | Magma Design Automation | PhD, Electrical Engineering @ Stanford University
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Mar about her journey from co-founding three startups in the mobile/e-commerce, enterprise software and semiconductor indu...
A Conversation with Anne Dwane | Co-Founder and Partner @ Village Global | GSV Acceleration Fund | Chegg | Zinch | Monster | Military.com | MBA @ Harvard Business School
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we had the pleasure of talking to Anne Dwane, founding partner at Village Global. In this episode, Anne talks to us about her experience fou...
A Conversation with Natalia Gonzalez about Venture Capital in Latin America | Investment Manager @ Clout Capital | Ernst & Young | Boston College
14 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Natalia Gonzalez, Investment Manager at Clout Capital, joins us to talk about her path from consulting to Venture Capital and the focus on Latin Ameri...
A conversation with Arushi Jindal | Mirae Asset Venture Investments | Co-Founder, Headway Circuit | Elevation Capital | Citibank Investment Banking | FICCI FLO and Project Mahatma
07 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we talked to Arushi Jindal. She talked to us about her transition from banking to VC, emphasizing the ability to see how businesses evolve ...
A Conversation with Sam Smith-Eppsteiner | Partner @ Innovation Endeavors | Bain | Product | Stanford GSB & University
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sam talks about her path from political science to management consulting, to venture capital. She underlines impact and complexity as...
A Conversation with Joanna Ilene Lichter | Founder Collective | Rough Draft Ventures | Pear VC | Via | Earshot | RBI | MBA ‘21 @ MIT Sloan
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Joanna about the various opportunities she pursued that led her to business school. Joanna has an impressive amount of exp...
A conversation with Anna Khan | GP, CRV Ventures | Founder, Launch X Ventures | Bessemer Venture Partners | HBS'16 | Stanford University
01 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Anna talks to us about her 10 year journey in Venture Capital, starting at Bessemer Ventures, where she found the unique opportunity ...
A conversation with Iynna Halilou | Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA), NY | PM, Yunus&Youth | Fellow, SheLeadsAfrica.org | NYU
29 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Iynna talks to us about her unconventional path to VC and the underlying passions that drove her there. Iynna worked at the UN early ...
A Conversation with Tony Mayo | Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School (Organizational Behavior) | Author – Race, Work and Leadership / Management, An Integrated Approach / In Their Time / Paths to Power / Entrepreneurs, Managers and Leaders
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Tony talks about the role that race, gender, social class and other divides play in access to opportunities in the U.S. He highlights...
A Conversation with Ashley Aydin | Brand Foundry Ventures | Founders Factory New York | VamosVentures | DRF | Estee Lauder | Saks Fifth Avenue | MS | MBA ‘21 @ MIT Sloan
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ashley Aydin talks to us about her interest in the consumer space and passion for impact investing. She also highlights the importanc...
A Conversation with Maria Salamanca | Principal @ Unshackled Ventures | Founding Board Member @ LatinxVC | Forbes 30 under 30 | FWD.us | COO @ Swing Left
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk to Maria Salamanca about her journey into politics and investing, her views on diversity at the funding and portfolio level, i...
A Conversation with Geeta Vemuri | Founder & Partner @ Agent Capital | Baxalta Ventures | Baxter Ventures | MBA @ Wharton | Ph.D @ Indian Institute of Science
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Geeta Vemuri talks to us about her journey into healthcare focused venture capital and applying science to business. She also address...
A Conversation with Julia Klein | VP at March Capital Partners| Pear VC | InSITE | CareerPeer LLC | Greenspring Associates | Deloitte | MBA ‘20 @ Harvard Business School
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we hear from Julia about her transition into venture capital, and early stage VC fellowship experience.Julia is a vice president at M...
A Conversation with Mary D'Onofrio | Bessemer Venture Partners| Morgan Stanley | MBA @ Yale | Architect of ^EMCLOUD | Author, 10 Laws of Cloud & State of the Cloud 2020
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Mary D'Onofrio about cloud software and her experience at Bessemer Ventures including her involvement in the creati...
A Conversation with Grace Dhanraj | RapidSOS | Inspira Futures | InGenius Prep | Overton Venture Capital | Investible | JPMorgan | MBA ’21 @ Harvard Business School
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Grace about her experience recruiting for venture capital, her passion for coaching and mentoring and her insights on the ...
A Conversation with Cassie Young | Operating Partner at Primary Venture Partners | Venture for America | CM Group | Sailthru | MBA ’11 @ Dartmouth-Tuck
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we hear from Cassie about the role of an Operating Partner at VCs. These roles are relatively new, and are valued by portfolio compan...
A Conversation with Shruti Gandhi | Founder, Array Ventures | Investor, True Ventures & Samsung's Venture Fund | Founder, Penseev | MBA @ Chicago Booth | MS @ Columbia University
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to investor-founder Shruti Gandhi about her journey from being an engineer to founding her own company, Penseev and eventuall...
A Conversation with Priscila Tyler | True Ventures | Ginger.io | All Raise | Access Project
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hear Priscilla's story of pure hustle and passion, breaking into the VC industry and continuing to follow her heart to create impact. Priscilla ...
A Conversation with Kriti Bansal – Owl Ventures | Softbank Vision Fund | Sequoia Capital | McKinsey and Co. | MBA '20 @ Harvard Business School
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk to Kriti about her experience in venture capital across three continents, trends in Edtech as seen at Owl amid the pandemic an...
A Conversation with Angela Winegar – Managing Partner @ Dorm Room Fund | Summit Partners | Productiv | Norwest Venture Partners | Freshly Picked | Bain & Co. | MBA/MPP ’21 @ Harvard
03 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Angela shares her experiences with the Dorm Room Fund, Summit Partners and Norwest Ventures and gives some actionable, helpful words ...
A Conversation with Madeline Keulen – VP @ Victress Capital | HBS Association of Boston | Oliver Wyman | Apple I The Walt Disney Company | MBA ’19 @ Harvard Business School
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Madeline talks to us about her community and impact driven initiatives at HBS and in Boston in the investing space. She speaks about ...
A Conversation with Dhanasree Molugu – Menlo Ventures | Altos Capital | Foundation Capital | Xiaomi Investments | Blume Ventures | Deutsche Bank | IIT Bombay | MBA '21 @ Chicago Booth
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we hear from Dhanasree about her diverse experience in investing across different markets and her advice for folks, especially women,...